jpdb beta

medal

1

researcher

6

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

idea

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

2

explanation; interpretation

1

to communicate

1

woman; girl

2

loud voice

1

to cheer; to jeer; to mock

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

5

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

4

sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

we; us

8

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

3

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

3

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

3

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

3

Scott; Scot

1

Amundsen

1

the South Pole

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

4

to descend a river

2

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

2

to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

1

uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

6

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

4

fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

town; city; municipal; urban

2

living; lifestyle; living room

4

tag; slip; label; sticker

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

4

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

2

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

1

Hawaii; Hawai'i

1

meeting place

2